Winning combination: Curried pumpkin and crawfish bisque

4:03 PM,
Nov. 19, 2013

Written by

George Graham
Acadiana Table

The Thanksgiving season in Acadiana is a special time of the year for a couple of reasons. First, it is a special time when family and friends draw closer together and share a festive spirit. And in south Louisiana, November signals a long overdue weather change.

Louisiana is famous for its heat and humidity. For most months of the year, we live in a near tropical climate, and by summer it turns into a furnace of scorching and unforgiving heat. Summer seems to last for half the year, and it is only until November that we begin to get a reprieve. Cooler weather means it is time for warmer food, and this ...